May 23, 2018 fncs tucker carlson hosts john kiriakou, a former cia pakistan station chief who was imprisoned for leaking the fact that the cia waterboarded terrorists in 2007, to discuss the dangers of an out. John kiriakou became an antitorture whistleblower and activist when he told abc news in december 2007 that the cia was torturing prisoners, that that he spent much of. Interview with john kiriakou and joseph hickman on new definitive book on abu zubaydah kevin gosztola 20170702 if you would like to support the show and help keep us going strong, please become. John kiriakou is a former cia analyst and case officer, former senior. He continued to work in washington, serving as a senior investigator to the senate foreign relations committee in the early 2010s. John kiriakou is a retired cia like malcolm nance, morgan ortagus, and others. John kiriakou born august 9, 1964 is a greek american political author, journalist, whistleblower, retired intelligence officer, and a founding member of the veteran intelligence professionals for sanity vips. John kiriakou badass whistleblower spy talks spytrade. John kiriakou is an institute for policy studies associate fellow. Kiriakou was investigated by the fbi but no charges were filed with regard to his whistleblowing. New book is john kiriakou s view of life as a spy, role in fighting war on terror. Former cia officer and whistleblower john kiriakou joins special episode of unauthorized disclosure to discuss his new book, doing time.
Kiriakou, who spent 14 years in cia, tells of capture of an al. When bruce riedel, who turned down the chance to head the c. This book, at once a confessional, an adventure story, and a chronicle of kiriakou s life in the cia, stands as an important, eloquent piece of testimony from a committed american patriot. Alexandria, vaa former cia officer, john kiriakou, was charged today with repeatedly disclosing classified information to journalists, including the name of a covert cia officer and information. In a groundbreaking 2007 interview with abc news, john kiriakou defined waterboarding as torturebut still admitted that it probably was effective. Mar 16, 2010 new book is john kiriakou s view of life as a spy, role in fighting war on terror. While employed by the cia, he was involved in critical counterterrorism missions following the terrorist attacks. Former cia spy speaks out in new book about war on terror cnn. Nov 14, 2018 john kiriakou tells the daily caller news foundation what roles john brennan, robert mueller, and peter strzok played in an investigation that he claims was intended to set him up with an espionage charge. My secret life in the cias war on terror, and worked as an intelligence consultant. John kiriakou, cia officer in torture leak case, injured in. John kiriakou, cia officer turned whistleblower, shares his. John kiriakou is a former cia analyst and case officer, former senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee, and former counterterrorism consultant for abc news, blogger for huffington post, and author.
He was later named the executive assistant to the cias. Upon his graduation, kiriakou began serving as a cia. A firstperson account of the covert agents twodecade career in the cia, the book describes his role in the capture of senior alqaida terrorists and offers insight into the debate about interrogation techniques used in afghanistan and the iraq war. This book, at once a confessional, an adventure story, and a chronicle of kiriakous life in the cia, stands as an important, eloquent piece of testimony from a committed american patriot. Cia whistleblower john kiriakou discusses new book on. Doing time like a spy in his new book to be released may 3 2017 john kiriakou shares his experience in prison from a perspective the justice department could not have imagined. May 17, 2017 join us as former cia analyst john kiriakou discusses ethics, terrorism, and torture with abc news correspondent brian ross. Clair, editor joshua frank, managing editor nathaniel st. In a groundbreaking 2007 interview with abc news, john kiriakou called waterboarding torturebut admitted that it probably worked. Jeff sessions rolls back obamaera drug sentencing reforms may 12, 2017. John chris kiriakou born august 9, 1964 is a greek american author, journalist and retired. Still, he was surprised to find that the training and experience that i had amassed in my cia career would prepare me to survive and thrive in prison.
John kiriakous path from ambitious spy to federal defendant. My secret life in the cias war on terror, published in 2009, was john kiriakous first book, coauthored with michael ruby. Kiriakou graduated from new castle high school in 1982 and attended george washington university in washington, d. Former cia spy speaks out in new book about war on terror. Long before the waterboarding controversy exploded in the media, one cia agent had already gone public. John kiriakou, who practically stumbled into the spy game as the title suggests, shows, intentionally and occasionally unintentionally, the strains and stresses the job this book provides a window, intentionally or unintentionally, into the agency to show you how they operate, why the people that work there can get so passionate, and what. In addition, kiriakou was alleged to have lied to the cia to have his book published. John kiriakou john kiriakou is a former cia analyst and case officer, former senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee, and former counterterrorism consultant. Kiriakou, who spoke openly about his opposition to the cias torture program, served two years in prison after being charged with espionage and wrote the book doing time like a spy. John chris kiriakou born august 9, 1964 is a greek american author, journalist and retired intelligence officer. Help us improve our author pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography.
Jan 24, 2012 john kiriakou is charged with disclosing to journalists the identity of a c. The former agent went on to write a book titled the reluctant spy. Bio john kiriakou is a former cia officer, former senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee, and former counterterrorism consultant for abc news. Kiriakou is a former cia officer, former senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee, and former counterterrorism consultant for abc news. Help us create the kind of literary community youve always dreamed of. John served in the central intelligence agency first as an analyst, and later as a counterterrorism operations officer, from 199020. Cia torture whistleblower, bestselling author, and columnist for reader supported news.
Kiriakou also authored a bestselling book, the reluctant spy. Later, kiriakou transferred to the cias directorate of. Updated john kiriakou, a prominent excia officer who was among the first to reveal the agencys torture program, was seriously injured in a scooter accident earlier this week in washington, d. Follow to get new release updates and improved recommendations. See all books authored by john kiriakou, including the reluctant spy. I told my story about my time with the cia in my book, the reluctant spy, so those details can be found if. The cia spy who became a russian propagandist the new. My secret life in the cias war on terror, 2009, was john kiriakou s first book, coauthored with michael ruby. My secret life in the cias war on terror, written with michael ruby, was published in 2012.
In a special episode for the unauthorized disclosure podcast, former cia officer and whistleblower john kiriakou joins the show to talk about his new book, doing time like a spy. John kiriakou is a former cia operative and senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee. There are some things we should not do, even in the name of national security. Jun 05, 2018 john kiriakou had a great career as a cia analyst, until discovering what he considered to be an unethical torture and interrogation program within the organization. I had the pleasure this week of introducing cia whistleblower jeffrey sterling upon the launch of his new book, unwanted spy at an independent. But the governments determination to punish snowden is actually helping him and his publisher by creating a public controversy, kiriakou pointed out. Oliver stone, john cusack, and other hollywood idealists have spoken up for him as a victim of the security state whose 2012 prosecution for violating the intelligence identities protection act was payback for his admission to abc news, five years earlier, that the united states had waterboarded an alqaeda prisoner. Whistleblower john kiriakou used cia training helped him. John kiriakou books list of books by author john kiriakou. John kiriakou is an american whistleblower, senior research fellow at the university of kents uk conflict analysis research center, and a columnist with reader supported news. Kiriakou claims he was targeted in a sting operation directed by strzok. Kiriakou also authored a book and worked as an intelligence.
The convenient terrorist book by john kiriakou, joseph. At first it was kind of fun, so long as we were generally healthy. The reluctant spy by john kiriakou, 9780553807370, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Cia whistleblower says he was targeted by brennan, mueller. In a groundbreaking 2007 interview with abc news, john kiriakou defined waterboarding as torture but still admitted that it probably was effective. Cia whistleblower john kiriakou discusses new book on surviving. While employed by the cia, he was involved in critical counterterrorism missions following the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001, but refused to be trained in socalled. He writes a weekly column distributed by the institutes otherwords editorial service that runs in newspapers and online media outlets.
John kiriakou became an antitorture whistleblower and activist when he told abc news in december 2007 that the cia was torturing prisoners, that that he spent much of his career working on iraq and the persian gulf. John kiriakou author of the reluctant spy goodreads. We will be featuring part of a speech by john kiriakou delivered at a kpft fundraising event in august. Cia agent says agency could legally supply pedophiles with.
My secret life in the cias war on terror, and doing time like a spy. Instead of getting up early, showering, getting dressed for work, and beginning a long commute, you could just roll out of bed, log on, and start your day. John kiriakou covert history wiki fandom powered by wikia. This book, at once a confessional, an adventure story, and a chronicle of kiriakou s life in the cia, stands as an important, eloquent piece of testimony. Kiriakou, who recounted the episode in a 2010 memoir, and his colleagues had captured alive the first big target in the qaeda hierarchy after the terrorist attacks on new york and washington.
The reluctant spy details john s service in the cia from 1990 until march 2004, first as an analyst and later as a counterterrorism operations officer. A target of the obama administrations war on whistleblowers, he remains the only us official to serve time behind bars after revelations of cia enhanced interrogation practices, despite openly opposing the torture program. My secret life in the cias war on terror, 2009, was john kiriakous first book, coauthored with michael ruby. He served the remaining three months of his term at his home in arlington, virginia.
Also in 2008, a new york times reporter writing a story on interrogations contacted. John kiriakou, former cia counterterrorism agent and torture whistleblower imprisoned for 30 months from 20 to 2105, said putting gina haspel in charge of the cia would undo attempts by the. Prosecutors describe john kiriakou as a reckless, chronic leaker of vital secrets, while some civil libertarians laud his courage. John kiriakou project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. John kiriakou is a former cia analyst and case officer, former senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee, and former counterterrorism consultant. Jul 06, 2015 kiriakou is a man straddling conflicting narratives. Reluctant spy book by john kiriakou, michael ruby, bruce. For eight years, he served as a middle east analyst specializing on iraq. The cia spy who became a russian propagandist for john kiriakou as well as several of his american colleagues across the political spectrumworking for a russian radio. Middle east analyst, economic officer, foreignagent recruiter, chief of counterterrorist operations in pakistan, leader of raids against alqaeda, and even the target of assassins. John kiriakou was a longtime cia counterterrorism officer in the middle east, pakistan, all over the world.
John has two more books scheduled for publication later this year, letters from loretto. The monitor and kpft need your support to stay on the air. How the cia taught me to survive and thrive in prison, and more on. Excia agent john kiriakou talks to tnh about his new book. The reluctant spy details johns service in the cia from 1990 until march 2004, first as an analyst and later as a counterterrorism operations officer. The nomination of cia deputy director gina haspel to be the agencys new director returns the u. Most of the country has been sheltering in place for weeks. Kiriakou is a columnist with reader supported news and cohost of loud and clear on sputnik radio. He was formerly an analyst and case officer for the central intelligence agency cia, senior investigator for the senate foreign. He later served as a senior investigator on the senate foreign relations committee and as senior intelligence advisor to committee chairman senator john kerry. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. How the cia taught me to survive and thrive in prison.
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